# Incident 19910731042699I: Cessna A185F, Sitka, AK, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSBA
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,658 total, 310 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731042699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN CHANNEL PILOT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO THE COAST GUARD CHANNEL MARKER BUOY.

## Other reports on N4948Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050409005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005049A), Apr 9, 2005: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Medford, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) N4948Q landed on runway 32 at rogue valley international-Medford airport. During the landing roll out, the aircraft ground looped. The left wing of…
- [Accident 19920219003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920219003169A), Feb 19, 1992: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), Pelican, AK, Substantial damage. Struck 30 foot channel marker 15 feet above water on climbout. Blamed sun in eyes hid marker.
- [Incident 19820426028849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426028849I), Apr 26, 1982: Cessna A185F (N4948Q), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Made wheel landing. Swerved off runway and nosed up when tail came down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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